Where does “persimplex” come from?

persimplex (Latin) comes from Latin simplex, from Latin -plex, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

persimplex (Latin): very simple, plain

Definitions

  1. very simple, plain

Ancestry of “persimplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure,...
2Latin-plex-fold
3Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →